Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
The question of whether computers can think is just like the question of whether submarines can swim.
Edsger W. Dijkstra
It is easier to optimize correct code than to correct optimized code.
Anonymous
It is the user who should parameterize procedures, not their creators.
Alan J. Perlis
I'll try to be nicer if you try to be smarter.
Assaf Nitzan
Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.
George S. Patton
There's more than one way to do it.
Larry Wall about Perl
What is the difference between a Turing machine and the modern computer? It's the same as that between Hillary's ascent of Everest and the establishment of a Hilton hotel on its peak.
Alan J. Perlis
Bringing computers into the home won't change either one, but may revitalize the corner saloon.
Alan J. Perlis
Software Engineering isn't rocket science ... it's harder.
Anonymous
If you want to set off and go develop some grand new thing, you don't need millions of dollars of capitalization. You need enough pizza and Diet Coke to stick in your refrigerator, a cheap PC to work on and the dedication to go through with it.
John Carmack